The Quote Tag

Ok, I have been tagged by Deepti

Very interesting tag indeed. The rules are as follows. (Ctrl-C Ctrl-V from Deepti's post who had done the same from Thomas).

Jot down 5 of your favorite quotes from the various books you’ve read. If you don’t have the books with you now, googling (Wikiquotes and the like) can be used to find them. Tag five people and acknowledge the person who tagged you.

1.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep

But I have many promises to keep

And miles to go before I sleep

- Robert Frost

I love these lines from the great poet. Encourages us to strive for something.

2.

Film-makers say that they approach every film as their first film

I approach each of my film as though it were my last film

- Stanley Kubrick

Words from one of the greatest directors of Hollywood. The master of symbolisms who made outrageous pieces of art like 'Dr.Strangelove' and 'A Clockwork Orange'. Originally slated to make the 'Schindlers List' , he gave the reply to people who asked him on Steen Spielberg's effort as "The Holocaust was so horrible that it is difficult to be even depicted accurately through a film"


3.

The glory is not in never falling


But in rising every time you fall

- Old Chinese Proverb

Well, no need to explain the above. I have always loved to read old Chinese proverbs.


4.

Science without religion is lame


Religion without science is blind

- Albert Einstein

A great message from someone whom I believe was more of an agnostic than an atheist.


5.

One who knows to forgive is a man


One who knows to ask for forgiveness is a great man

- A quote from the lead character in the film 'Virumaandi'

Why I like this quote is because the dialogue is spoken by the lead actress to the lead actor. She tames his rogue like character and makes him understand the futility of violence. A far-cry from the usual Indian film heroes who teach the heroine on good manners.

As earlier, I am not tagging anyone. Anyone who is interested can take up this tag. Thanx again to Deepti for tagging me.

The Book Tag

More than 3 weeks back, I had been tagged by one of my favourite bloggers Philip. While I was a good reader, an influx of a laptop purchase along with the availability of cheap foreign film dvd's had brought down my reading spree to alarmingly low levels. So a big thanks to Philip in rejuvinating my enthusiasm for reading.

Mumbai , as a city, had always fascinated me. I have never been there. But the facts I have heard about the unique Amchi Mumbai life has always made me curious in knowing more about this great metro. Suketu Mehtas "Maximum City" dwelved on the different shades of Mumbai life. But this was a non-fictional account. Recently, I came across "Breathless in Mumbai" by Murzban.F.Shroff, which is a series of fictional tales on different occupants of Mumbai.

Ok, so the rules of the tag are as follows:
Pick up the nearest book.
Open to page 123.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post the next three sentences.
Tag five people, and acknowledge the person who tagged you.

Page 123 takes me to the middle of a tale ' The Queen guards her Own'. This tale depicts the heartwarming relationship of a carriage driver and his beloved horse. The fifth sentence describes a person living in the same locality as the carriage driver who has taken begging as a profession and even trains children for it.

He knew whom to find. He knew boyfriends wishing to impress their girlfriends, mothers waiting for their children outside schools, businessmen in their cars, locked in important discussions, and foreign tourists who'd never seen anything like this - all of them came under the spell of Amir Jawaab's act.
Working the street he gotto know others like him, other beggars not as successful. At first, he'd give them free advice, telling them how to playact successfully.

I don't know whom to tag. Anyone interested can take up this nice tag. Happy tagging!

Trivia Tag

Hi Folks,
Tagged for the first time and that too by two of them (Deepti and Mathew). Okie Dokie, here I go:

1. LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATER:
Aah.. This was on my trip to Trivandrum a week back. Saw the film "Cycle" starring Vineeth Sreenivasan. Nothing worthwhile to remember , but a good time-pass movie with its humorous and senti moments.

2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
The Great Indian Novel by Sashi Tharoor..Story of Pre-Independent India interwined with the epic story 'Mahabharat'. Have just started, but found it to be very interesting and different.

3. FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
'Scrabble'. Used to play Monopoly a long time back

4. FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
Readers Digest and The Week. Like the columns 'Humour in Uniform' and 'Life's like that' in RD. The Week has a good column by Shobha De.

5. FAVORITE SMELLS?
This is quirky stuff..But I like the smell of petrol ;-)...I don't know why, though in Chemistry I have learnt that petrol has a pungent smell ! Jokes apart, I love the smell of coffee..hot filter coffee :-)

6. FAVORITE SOUND?
Any western composition on the Piano..I actually love the theme music of the film '7G Rainbow Colony'.Do hear it..You will love it!

7. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
Hearing people either brag or being prudish.

8. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE?
"Why did morning have to come so fast?"

9.FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE?
Domino's Pizza

10. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME?
No clue yaar. But I like the name 'Rohan'. It sounds both modern and traditional :-)

11. FINISH THIS STATEMENT. "IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY I’D...?
If there were only 'if's' and no 'but's' ,my aunt would have been my uncle ;-) Ya, it's a Siddhuism.

12. DO YOU DRIVE FAST?
No. And I have decided to use the public transport after seeing the Bangalore traffic

13. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
No.

14. STORMS-COOL OR SCARY?
Cool

15. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
Don't have my own yet.

16. FAVORITE DRINK?
Sharjah..Don't find this at many places in Bangalore but very common in cities in Kerala

17. FINISH THIS STATEMENT, "IF I HAD THE TIME I WOULD"
Finish reading that book 'Shantaram' which has been lying idle in my home for more than 4 months.

18. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS ON BROCCOLI?
Yes

19. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICE?
Any colour other than black would look horrible, but if given a choice it would be brown.

20. NAME ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS YOU HAVE LIVED IN.
Native place is Kanyakumari, schooling and college (engineering) at Trivandrum, then a year at Coimbatore, did my MBA at Trichy and now working at Bangalore

21. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Football and Cricket. Find tennis boring now except for Federer. At school I loved watching the basketball tournament.

22. ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU
Err..Actually two people tagged me...Both are humorous and genuinely caring.

23. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED?
Old clothes and travel bag..My room is actually in a kinda mess now.

24. WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE BORN AS YOURSELF AGAIN?
Not really. It's boring to be born as the same person again. Maybe as Jim Carrey..I find him really amazing..his ability to make others laugh

25. MORNING PERSON, OR NIGHT OWL?
Night Owl. I hate getting up early at morning. And definitelty a night owl on eve of exams.

26. OVER EASY, OR SUNNY SIDE UP?
Either

27. FAVORITE PLACE TO RELAX?
Home at Trivandrum especially during the monsoon time.

28. FAVORITE PIE?
Tasted chocolate pie once. Not really a big pie fan.

29. FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Strawberry

30. OF ALL THE PEOPLE YOU TAGGED THIS TO, WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST?
Deepti

And this tag is passed on to:
1. Syam
2. Thomas